solicit
gb/səlˈɪsɪt/ us/səlˈɪsɪt/
B2
إنجليزي
~ 3600
kér, gyűjt, ügyfeleket szerez, akvirál, szexuális szolgáltatást kínál, strichel, szexuális szolgáltatásra felajánlkozik
فعل
B2
1
نمط الاستخدام:
to solicit [something] from [someone]
The charity is soliciting donations for disaster relief.
A jótékonysági szervezet adományokat gyűjt a katasztrófa károsultjainak megsegítésére.
They sent out emails to solicit feedback from customers.
E-maileket küldtek ki, hogy visszajelzést kérjenek az ügyfelektől.
The organization is soliciting volunteers for the upcoming event.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The school is soliciting money for new books.
Az iskola pénzt gyűjt új könyvekre.
She solicited help from her friends.
Segítséget kért a barátaitól.
We are soliciting ideas for the project.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'solicit' with 'ask' and use it in casual contexts where it sounds too formal or legalistic.
المعنى
To formally request something
تراكيب شائعة
solicit donations
|solicit feedback
|solicit support
|solicit funds
|solicit advice
مرادفات
request (A general term for asking for something without implying persuasion.)
|
seek (Suggests actively looking for or trying to get something, not always from a specific person.)
أضداد
offer (Involves giving something rather than asking for it.)
مواضيع
business
|law
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To ask someone for something in a serious or polite way.
To request or try to obtain something from someone, often in a formal or persuasive manner.
فعل
B2
FORMAL
2
akvirál
C1
نمط الاستخدام:
to solicit [customers/orders/sales]
The company has been soliciting new clients through online advertising.
A cég online hirdetésekkel próbál új ügyfeleket szerezni.
Street vendors are not allowed to solicit sales in this area.
Az utcai árusok ezen a területen nem szólíthatnak le vásárlókat.
They hired a team to solicit orders from overseas markets.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The shop owner solicits customers on the street.
A bolttulajdonos az utcán próbál vevőket szerezni.
They solicit sales by calling people.
Telefonon keresnek vevőket.
He solicited new clients at the trade show.
المعنى
To seek business or sales
تراكيب شائعة
solicit clients
|solicit business
|solicit orders
|solicit sales
مرادفات
market (Emphasizes promoting and selling products, often in a broader sense.)
|
promote (Focuses on publicizing or advertising rather than direct asking.)
أضداد
decline business (Means turning down opportunities to sell or provide services.)
مواضيع
business
|commerce
|work
|communication
التعريف
To try to sell something by asking people to buy it.
To try to get people to buy goods or services, often by directly approaching them.
فعل
C1
FORMAL
3
He was arrested for soliciting outside the nightclub.
Őrizetbe vették, mert az éjszakai klub előtt pénzért szexuális szolgáltatást kínált.
The law makes it illegal to solicit prostitution in this state.
Ebben az államban tilos pénzért szexuális szolgáltatást kínálni.
Police conducted a sting operation to catch those soliciting sex.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
She was caught soliciting on the street.
Rajtakapták, hogy az utcán pénzért szexuális szolgáltatást kínált.
It is illegal to solicit prostitution here.
Itt tilos pénzért szexuális szolgáltatást kínálni.
The police arrested him for soliciting.
المعنى
To offer sex for payment
تراكيب شائعة
solicit prostitution
|solicit clients
|arrested for soliciting
مرادفات
proposition ('Proposition' is less formal and can also mean suggesting sexual activity without payment.)
مواضيع
law
|crime
|relationships
|daily_life
التعريف
To ask someone if they want to pay for sex.
To offer sexual services to someone in exchange for money, usually in a public place.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
solicit
IPA
GB/səlˈɪsɪt/
US/səlˈɪsɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
so - li - cit (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (li)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: solicit
- 3rd Person Singular: solicits
- Present Participle: soliciting
- Past: solicited
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
solicits
verb
soliciting
verb
solicited
verb
Core family
solicitation
noun C1
solicitor
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
unsolicited
adjective
Advanced or less common
solicitous
adjective
solicitously
adverb
تعبيرات
solicit business
1/səlˈɪsɪt bˈɪznɪs/
fixed phrase
solicit business
solicit business
solicit donations
1/səlˈɪsɪt doʊnˈeɪʃənz/
fixed phrase
Ask for charitable contributions
To ask people to give money to help a group or cause.
أمثلة
- "The non-profit is soliciting donations for hurricane victims."
- "They went door-to-door to solicit donations for the animal shelter."
solicit feedback
1/səlˈɪsɪt fˈidbˌæk/
fixed phrase
Ask for opinions or suggestions
To ask people what they think about something so you can improve it.
أمثلة
- "The teacher solicited feedback from students about the new course material."
- "We are soliciting feedback on our new website design."